PO Podcast 60 – Why does encryption policy matter?

Why does encryption policy matter?, a Policy Options podcast. How does encryption impact our daily lives? What’s at stake in the policy debate over the challenges raised by encryption? Lex Gill joined the podcast to discuss how effective encryption technology protects human rights, public safety, national security and consumer interests. Lex Gill is a research fellow at the Citizen Lab. She has written and spoken internationally on issues like privacy, freedom of expression, equality rights, cybersecurity policy, national security law, censorship regulation and surveillance technology. Read the Citizen Lab’s report, by Lex Gill, Tamir Israel and Christopher Parsons, Shining a Light on the Encryption Debate: A Canadian Field Guide. Read the Policy Options feature series Recalibrating Canada’s Consumer Rights Regime. Download for free. New episodes every second Wednesday. Tweet your questions and comments to @IRPP.